Montreal, Mar. 9, 2009 – Montreal Alouettes’ Vice President and General Manager Jim Popp announced today that linebacker Jon Abbate has signed a deal for one year plus an option and is expected at the team’s training camp this June.
Abbate (5’9’’, 245 lbs) is a 23-year-old linebacker who attended training camp with the NFL Houston Texans in 2007 and 2008. He started 29 of 35 career games at Wake Forest, recording 297 tackles, 17 tackles for losses, six sacks, four interceptions and four knockdowns. He was named a 2006 All-ACC first-teamer, recording 120 tackles that season.
The Alouettes’ training camp will begin this June 7.
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